September 23, 2025
ICOM Announces Leadership Transition
The board of the ICOM recently announced the upcoming retirement of executive director David Empson and the search for a new leader of this ministry.
Articles for tag: Dean Trune
July 27, 2014
Intimacy and Influence
By Vince Antonucci (From our series “The Best or Worst Advice I”ve Ever Received.”) The best advice I”ve received is from one of my spiritual mentors, Dean Trune. In fact, you can find this advice in every e-mail Dean sends out. The advice is that the most essential thing I can do today is spend quality time with God. Jesus said we can accomplish nothing apart from him. He said as we stay connected to him, we will produce much fruit. Intimacy with God leads to influence in the world. Dean lives that, and I want to. Vince Antonucci serves
December 16, 2011
The Impact of God”s Word on My Heart
By Dean Trune I desperately need daily input from the Bible. Because it is “alive and active,” according to Hebrews 4:12, I can examine the same verse or passage from time to time, and the Holy Spirit will “speak” truth in applicable ways for what is happening in my life at that particular time. God”s Word is so powerful! Since I need a steady flow of God”s Word into my life, God has orchestrated four ways for me to receive its input. I read God”s Word from cover to cover each calendar year. It is not simply a goal,
December 5, 2010
A Story to Challenge All of Us
By Mark A. Taylor This week we”ve posted several encouraging accounts of new church plants in Greater Salt Lake City. But the bigger story tells how Christian leaders worked together and depended on God to see these happen. It”s a story about cooperation and collaboration. “The churches of the Restoration Movement had never attempted something like this,” says Steve Edwards. The collaboration began more than 15 years ago when the Salt Lake City church planting organization asked the Intermountain Church Planters Association based in Boise, Idaho, if they could work together under one name. Edwards became executive director of ICPA
July 22, 2009
Interview with Dean Trune
By Brad Dupray After graduating from the University of Michigan with a bachelor”s degree in business administration and a master”s in engineering, Dean Trune was well prepared for a career at General Motors. After 12 years with GM, however, Dean”s heart turned to ministry and he became campus minister at Michigan State, where he served for the next 11 years. Since 1995, Dean has led Impact Ministries International (www.ImpactingTheWorld.com), establishing campus ministries around the world and conducting seminars to help people connect with God more intimately. Dean”s book, The Path to Passion, was recently released by Prayer Shop Publishing, the
July 22, 2009
Choosing My Focus, Protecting My Ministry
I told a friend about the book we”re excerpting this week, Anne Jackson”s Mad Church Disease. “The author paints a pretty bleak picture of pain and dysfunction among those serving in local churches,” I said. My friend travels more and visits far more churches than I do, so I wanted his opinion. “Is it really that bad out there?” He answered without hesitating. “Oh, my, yes.” Some time later I listened as three Christian college professors talked about their graduates who had tried professional ministry and then left it. The details of the stories varied: unreasonable elders (or one unreasonable
February 5, 2006
NACC: Restored–A Convention for Teens
By Phyllis Fox Teens attending the 2006 North American Christian Convention in Louisville will be “Restored” as they worship and participate in an action-filled week, cosponsored by the NACC and Youth in Ministry. Important Message Being restored, of course, comes only after a person is broken and then reunited with God. It is about understanding God”s extravagant love for us, our love for God, and how he loves others through us. It is this important message that the teens will focus on in their three-day conference, to be held at the Galt House June 27-29. Who better to share these
November 30, 2005
NACC: Restored–A Convention for Teens
Teens attending the 2006 North American Christian Convention in Louisville will be “Restored” as they worship and participate in an action-filled week, cosponsored by the NACC and Youth in Ministry. Important MessageBeing restored, of course, comes only after a person is broken and then reunited with God. It is about understanding God”s extravagant love for us, our love for God, and how he loves others through us. It is this important message that the teens will focus on in their three-day conference, to be held at the Galt House June 27-29. Who better to share these messages than nationally-known and
